Apple varieties, United Kingdom
Rivers' Nonsuch
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Originally selected by Rivers Nurseries, Sawbridgeworth, England as a rootstock. It was known to be in existence in 1875. Fruits have crisp, yellowish flesh with a sweet, rich, perfumed flavour.
Sources
- Rivers' Nonsuch (accession 1947 - 001), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (mid september); the other names.
